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Victoria Ekanoye
Ekanoye in Elle Fatale 2013
Born (1981-12-11) 11 December 1981 (age 43)
Bury, England[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Children1

Victoria Ekanoye (born 11 December 1981)[2] is an English actress. She began her career in theatre. On television, she is best known for her roles in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2017–2019) and the E! drama The Royals (2015–2018).

Early life and education

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Ekanoye was born in Bury, Greater Manchester and grew up in Stockport and Rochdale.[1] She is of Nigerian, English and Irish descent, the latter through her maternal grandmother.[3][4] Ekanoye studied musical theatre at Oldham College.[5]

Career

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In 2017, Ekanoye played Angie Appleton in the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, for 94 episodes over three years.[6]

She has also played Rachel in The Royals,[7] and has appeared in The Chase: Celebrity Special,[8] The Big Quiz[9] and The X Factor: Celebrity.[10]

She also appeared in series two of Almost Never[11] and two episodes of Doctors as Kate Bennett.[12]

In 2022, she appeared in the fourth episode of Series 11 of the BBC crime drama series Death in Paradise, as Miranda Priestley.[13] The same year, she starred as Megan in Lionsgate Films' Christmas in Paradise, with a cast that included Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus.[14]

Personal life

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Ekanoye has sickle cell anaemia.[15] On 8 November 2021, Ekanoye announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.[15] After undergoing a double mastectomy, and a year out, she was able to resume acting, returning to television in 2022, as Miranda Priestley in Death in Paradise.[13]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Dormant Girl Short film
2013 Elle Fatale Elle Short film
2013 Adots Apprentice Brenda TV Mini Series
2015 Mop, Bucket and Cape Ms. Magnificient Short film
2017 Last Laugh Tilly Lewis Film
2015–2018 The Royals Rachel 23 episodes
2017–2019 Coronation Street Angie Appleton 94 episodes
2019 Almost Never Ashley 1 episode
2020 Doctors Kate Bennett 2 episodes
2020 The Worst Witch Narcissus Nightshade 2 episodes
2022 Death in Paradise Miranda Priestley 1 episode [13]
2022 Christmas in Paradise Megan Film [14]
2023 Vera Liv Masters 1 episode
2023 The Real Full Monty Herself 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Katie (18 October 2019). ""My dream was to be Madonna" - Celebrity X Factor star Victoria Ekanoye on her love of music". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Adebisi Ekanoye".
  3. ^ Gallagher, Jim (26 August 2018). "Coronation Street star Victoria Ekanoye vows to return to Ireland after visiting Dublin and drinking Guinness". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (31 May 2023). "Coronation Street star who beat breast cancer is aiming to save lives by travelling the globe to break taboo". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Who is Victoria Ekanoye? Meet the Corrie star and X Factor Celebrity 2019 contestant". Smooth Radio. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ^ Edwards, Chris (11 January 2019). "Coronation Street star Victoria Ekanoye hints Angie Appleton could still return". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ Bond, Kimberley (3 October 2019). "Who is Victoria Ekanoye? The X Factor: Celebrity contestants". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ "The Chase Celebrity Special". What's on TV. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. ^ Edwards, Chris (21 December 2018). "Emmerdale triumphs over Coronation Street in The Big Soap Quiz 2018". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  10. ^ Seddon, Dan (2 November 2019). "X Factor Celebrity reveals latest stars booted out of competition". Digital Spy.
  11. ^ "Almost Never Christmas Wonderland". BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  12. ^ Writer: Stephen McAteer; Director: Daniel Wilson; Producer: Dawn Coulson-Beckett (10 November 2020). "Chronicle of Shak's Death Foretold". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  13. ^ a b c Nancy Brown (28 January 2022). "Former Corrie star Victoria Ekanoye stars in Death In Paradise after gruelling breast cancer fight - Victoria's had a tough 12 months". entertainmentdaily.co.uk.
  14. ^ a b "Christmas in Paradise". lionsgate.com. 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Ex-Coronation Street star Victoria Ekanoye has breast cancer". BBC News. 8 November 2021.
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